man your work is amazing. Are you on youtube?

Donn Bhat is a music composer, producer, songwriter and guitar player based out of Mumbai.

In the past he's written, produced and played for the bands 'Friday The13th' and 'Orange Street' both of which won the Great Indian Rock (GIR) competition in 2003 and 2005 respectively. Eventually, after an extensive tour of Europe with Orange Street, Donn produced his first solo album 'One Way Circle' in 2006 from his bedroom studio in New Delhi. The album received a great response from press and fans alike and has seen a quick appreciating reaction from reputed stalwarts within India's independent music scene.

More recently three of his album tracks got featured on the MTV series 'Bring On the Night', whilst he currently is in the recording stages of his second solo album titled 'Passenger Revelator', alongside regularly composing music for film and advertising in Mumbai. He performs live with his band Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator.

On the one hand, Bhat's built a reputation as a solid producer, making accessible music that embraces melodrama with uplifting emotion, yet never tipping over the edge. This mix however, showcases a midnight raid on the middle ground, combining high drama with glossy production and beefy choruses. An adaptable shapeshifter – and that, with his orotund vocal sound, an instantly recognisable one.

The Wild City mix he's made just might be our favourite one ever. And since Bhat's currently on his most prolific form yet, we're excited about the timing. If you're lucky enough to be going to Ziro Festival this weekend, you'll be able to catch him perform there. Otherwise, you'll have to wait till he next performs in a city near you. We may just do something about that though.

"This is a completely original set. Two of these tunes just got done last week, the others have been produced over the last few years. Song writing appeals to me and that's what I wanted to showcase. The first track, 'Stars Align' was something Aashar and I came up with in less than ten minutes one afternoon a few months back in Delhi - it was one of those days. Ironically it has turned out to be one the longest tracks we've done in a while. All these tracks were made at home. Hope you enjoy." - Donn Bhat

For a tracklist and further info, head over here:
http://www.thewildcity.com/EN/music.xhtml/article/4598-wild-city-063-donn-bhat-passenger-revelator

Wild City #063 - Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator

A Carnatic classical remix of Daft Punk's Get Lucky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I).  The raga is Karnaranjani (well, approximately). 

Daft Pankajam

Kyoto Breeze (with vocals)

Laagee(feat. Malini Awasthy)

Credits :-

Produced by Achint Thakkar at Pyramind Studios, San Francisco & Shalimar Studios, Mumbai
Mixed by P.A.Deepak at A.M Studios, Chennai & JSW, Mumbai
Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, London

Vocals on 'Tandav', 'Forest Fires', 'Impression', 'Exit Shalimar', 'Last Dance' - Achint Thakkar 
Vocals on 'Komal' - Neeti Mohan
Vocals on 'Impression' - Bibi Swarn Nooran
Rap on 'Impression' - Blaaze
Naveen Kumar - Flute
Yogesh Mohre - Shehnai
Suraj Manik - Bass 
Shalom Benjamin - Bass 
Lynda Arnold - Flute
Ajay Jayanthi - Violin
Rupak Dhamankar - Tabla
P.V.Thirumurthy - Nadaswaram

Additional Vocals: 
'Tandav' - Joginder Diwana
'Impression' & 'Meeting The Mountain' - Oriel Poole 
'Bhetasi', 'Moonlight Sonata' & 'Last Dance' - Eden Shyodhi
'Enter Shalimar', 'Bhetasi' & 'Last Dance' - Bhutte Khan & Multan Khan
'Enter Shalimar' & 'Bhetasi' - Pawni Pandey
Male Choir for 'Exit Shalimar' - Parth Pandya, Harshvir Oberai, Aniket Mangrulkar, Karunesh Talwar, Premal Raval, Suraj Manik, Shalom Benjamin, Aaron Carvalo, Ayan De, Viraj Saxena, Krishna Purohit, Neil Batavia, Omar Iyer

Recording Engineers :
Brett Jonhson at Pyramind Studios, San Francisco
Achint Thakkar at Shalimar Studios, Mumbai
Tanmay Bhattacharjee at Cotton Press Studios, Mumbai
Ben Fernandes at AudioSlam Studios, Mumbai
P.A.Deepak at A.M Studios, Chennai
Kartik Sekeran at A.M Studios, Chennai

Album Cover Photography - Omar Iyer
Album Cover Design - Vijesh Rajan
Inlay Art - Neil Batavia

"Komal" & "Impression" based on poems by Bulleh Shah
"Moonlight Sonata" composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven

Shalimar

Tandav

iTunes

Theres a place
i remember
you were young
i was getting older
We had plans
the same old ones
we'd change our world
but the beer was over

It was getting late
and i wouldnt wait
i left you there standing
Could have sailed the seas
of uncertainty with you.

You were old
I was getting colder
You had a song
and we sung it along
You say you thought that
this time would never come
We'd change our world
but the beer was over.

The beer was over
Your friends are over
This song is over
The beer was over.

The Beer Was Over

DREAM - Grain & Komorebi
Click below the track (right bottom) for Download.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/KBbBg7bgWSk
Credits:
Written by: Gaurav Raina & Tarana Marwah
Lyrics By: Tarana Marwah
Guitar: Warren Mendonsa
Additional Keys: Karsh Kale
Mixed By: Gaurav Raina
Mastered At: Stardelta Mastering (UK)

Dream - Grain & Komorebi

nrtya 027

Artwork | Anusha Raichur (The Fantastic Freckled Fox)

Recorded, Produced & Mixed | Mr.Keenan (@mrkeenan)
Mastering | Thomas Juth

"It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as possible"
 - George Bernard Shaw

Aditi:
How old are you now 25, 26?
The family's asking when you going to get hitched
Drop some babies in the mix
Your internal clock is ticking, why you got me in a fix

When you settle down you can do as you wish
Why don't you find a good man, the sea is full of fish

Don't you understand, that's not all I want?
I've got my own aspirations, so don't call me nonchalant

But you're of marriageable age
Dark side of your twenties
You're of marriageable age
Freedom of spirit you've had plenty
Why are you running around
What are you doing with your life
You going to end up in the lost and found
If you're no someone's wife
soon..

Dee:
Time is ticking ticking why you wanna slip it slip it
Your beauty is dripping dripping why you think you're different different
You're getting flipped flipped time to get you hitch hitched
Turn off your switch switch time to dream is up kid

It is our business hypocrisy is limitless
This is the system no point in resisting
The more you say no, the harder we gon try
It is our only goal, don't ask us why

You're in India, not in the States
What is lost once cannot be replaced
Here's another rishtaa now just don't debate
If the stars align then why the fuck you wanna wait
Beta you're a sack of egg better pop before it's late
We don't wanna see you be free just blame it on your fate

Purani soch ko badalna namumkin hai
Jiyo ji bharke but only if you're misses and
Shaadi ke baad karlo hugs lelo kisses man
License to live hai yeh marriage certificate

Why don't you understand? You're a zimmedari
Bachpana tum chodo ab kya kahegi duniya saari
Look at this photo your maasi just sent me
Don't you roll your eyes baby you can be his lady
Cook him food after work try to keep him happy
In laws are in charge now always gotta be sanskaari

Being a brown girl is both a curse and a boon
They wanna tie me down but I wanna touch the moon
Marriageable Age khaul raha hai khoon
Can't wait till your 30 the time is coming soon

Aditi Ramesh - Marriageable Age (ft. Dee MC x Mr. Keenan)

107 - first track off  the new album feat Malabika Brahma.
Mixed by Chester Misquitta.
Recorded at Bedroom Studios(Mumbai).
Lyrics :
Radha says " o flute you are blessed that you have krishna since he plays and  holds you. "
The english lyrics are translatiosn from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
This song came about after a chance meeting at the kenduli Baul music festival outside Shantiniketan.

107 feat. Malabika Brahma

Ju Ju Leh

Email : mgmt@achintthakkar.com

For more info - www.achintthakkar.com

Tandav

Achint

Recent comments

kashish tyagi

Arushi Sachdev

Neehar Shrikhanday

Emmanuelle Lopez

Related tracks